Manhattan Prosecutors Stumble on Evidence That Led to One of Largest Social Security Disability-Fraud Cases in U.S. History

Manhattan prosecutors were investigating an organized crime family when they stumbled upon a document that led to one of the largest Social Security disability-fraud cases in U.S. history, officials said.

During the 2010 probe, an investigator noticed a firearm permit registered to a retired New York Police Department officer who was also receiving Social Security disability benefits, which meant he wasn't allowed to carry a gun, a...